2008 Woodie Awards
30 Seconds to Mars: a weird and wonderful Halloween
Rhett Vellner '08
Issue date: 11/10/06 Section: Entertainment
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This Halloween, Jared Leto showed Philadelphia how to celebrate the holiday the right way. Dressed in a white three- piece suit smeared in blood, he brought to the Electric Factory a group of bands that transformed the old warehouse into a full-on dance party.
The epic "Welcome to the Universe" tour, which was sponsored by MTV2, was slightly undersold due to the holiday, but the attending crowd came out in their full, festive costumes.
Unfortunately, anyone who used Halloween as just another night to do the same old thing missed out on some true rock 'n' roll with a twist of energetic, tasteful pop music (not to be mistaken for the phony "pop" of American Idol). Rounding out the bill was Cobra Starship, The Pink Spiders, Men, Women, and Children, and a special appearance from Head Automatica.
The first band to hit the stage was Men, Women, and Children. After having their equipment stolen in Detroit, the Men from New York still managed to perform with great enthusiasm. Although their set was far from perfect, the band deserved a great deal of credit for continuing the tour with the loss of everything they own. Dressed as Tony Montana and bags of cocaine, Men, Women, and Children performed their hits, "Dancing in my Blood" and "Late Night Fist Fight," to make certain the audience was grooving to their fierce, electronic beats.
Following Men, Women, and Children was the mysterious Cobra Starship. After hitting it big earlier in 2006 with their single "Bring It" (you may remember this track from the summer blockbuster Snakes on a Plane), the band has been stirring up loads of buzz ever since. Once the band took the stage they immediately proved the hype was in fact true. Lead singer Gabe Saporta, formally of Midtown, brought to the stage a presence which hypnotized the crowd. Between his smooth dance moves, his strong vocals, and all the sweet talking, he left Philadelphia wondering who this band was and why they didn't own their CD. With a mix of rock 'n' roll, pop, and spirited punk, Cobra Starship is a band that everyone can enjoy. Their intentions are simple: teach emo kids to stop being so sad and hipsters to stop taking themselves so seriously.
The epic "Welcome to the Universe" tour, which was sponsored by MTV2, was slightly undersold due to the holiday, but the attending crowd came out in their full, festive costumes.
Unfortunately, anyone who used Halloween as just another night to do the same old thing missed out on some true rock 'n' roll with a twist of energetic, tasteful pop music (not to be mistaken for the phony "pop" of American Idol). Rounding out the bill was Cobra Starship, The Pink Spiders, Men, Women, and Children, and a special appearance from Head Automatica.
The first band to hit the stage was Men, Women, and Children. After having their equipment stolen in Detroit, the Men from New York still managed to perform with great enthusiasm. Although their set was far from perfect, the band deserved a great deal of credit for continuing the tour with the loss of everything they own. Dressed as Tony Montana and bags of cocaine, Men, Women, and Children performed their hits, "Dancing in my Blood" and "Late Night Fist Fight," to make certain the audience was grooving to their fierce, electronic beats.
Following Men, Women, and Children was the mysterious Cobra Starship. After hitting it big earlier in 2006 with their single "Bring It" (you may remember this track from the summer blockbuster Snakes on a Plane), the band has been stirring up loads of buzz ever since. Once the band took the stage they immediately proved the hype was in fact true. Lead singer Gabe Saporta, formally of Midtown, brought to the stage a presence which hypnotized the crowd. Between his smooth dance moves, his strong vocals, and all the sweet talking, he left Philadelphia wondering who this band was and why they didn't own their CD. With a mix of rock 'n' roll, pop, and spirited punk, Cobra Starship is a band that everyone can enjoy. Their intentions are simple: teach emo kids to stop being so sad and hipsters to stop taking themselves so seriously.
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